Jose Alfonso Aviles, 45, was charged with capital murder over the deaths of Norma Hurtado, 24, and Maria Hurtado, 57, who were shot Monday night in their home in the 7100 block of Dixie Drive, in Austin, according to police.
Aviles could face the death penalty if convicted.
Police said they were also hunting another man, who fled the scene of the crime with Aviles in a green SUV.
Aviles' daughter, 18, who was not identified by name, was at the home when the shootings happened. She found her girlfriend and Maria Hurtado on the floor where they died.
Aviles did not approve of his daughter's relationship with Norma Hurtado, which had been going on for a few months, according to police. The relationship caused a feud between the two families, Austin police lieutenant Gena Curtis added.
"This had been an ongoing dispute between these families, and it turned tragic, into a horrific act of violence, with the death of two individuals," said Curtis.
A friend of Norma Hurtado told police that she "saw a text message from [Aviles] to Norma in which [he] threatened to kill both Norma and her mother" a month before their murder.
Aviles was caught after his wife, Roselia Martinez, arrived at the murder scene Monday night and told police she thought her husband was intoxicated and owned an automatic pistol.
A relative of Aviles told police that he admitted he had "done something" while he was intoxicated. He was arrested early Tuesday and was being held in custody at Bexar County Jail.
The Travis County district attorney's office had yet to decide whether the murders would be classified as a hate crime.
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